Startling new research reported by RTHK: Obese children are more likely to suffer heart attacks and strokes earlier in their adult life. That’s according to a Chinese University study comparing the health of normal and overweight youngsters. The head of the research team, Professor Woo Kam-sang, said the results revealed a huge difference. However, he…

There are certain places that somehow manage to stick in the memory. I don’t mean very famous sights such as the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House or Big Ben, but actually somewhere rather more mundane. For example, that large model of Concorde in the middle of a roundabout on the approach road to Heathrow…

Have you ever wondered why it’s so smelly? The New Scientist has some answers.